California Dogface Butterfly * Zerene eurydice or Colias eurydice

The California Dogface Butterfly is also known as the Flying Pansy. The male California Dogface
Butterfly is feeding on lavender. The female California Dogface Butterfly is feeding on Lantana.
The California Dogface Caterpillars prefer clovers and other plants in the pea family. This is the California state
insect and was featured in a 1976 commemorative postage stamp. The
California Dogface Butterfly adult will feed on Sages,
Lavender's and Thistles, Lantana and plants in the Manzanita family. Using these plants makes
the California Dogface Butterfly a relatively common visitor to the butterfly
garden.